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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Petersburg had a population of 558 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Petersburg had a population of 4,485 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Petersburg, with the one closest to East Petersburg listed first.

  • Shreiners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreiners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
    • Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Bamford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Bamford is located in Lancaster County
  • Neffsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neffsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffsville
    • Neffsville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neffsville <3>
  • Landisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rohrerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Landis Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Valley
    • Landis Valley is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis Valley <3>
  • Lancaster Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salunga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salunga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
    • Salunga is located in Lancaster County
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kissell Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lititz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Limerock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Limerock is located in Lancaster County
  • Sporting Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hempfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hempfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
    • Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
  • Mountville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
    • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <3>
  • Farmdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
  • Windom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Windom
    • From East Petersburg to Windom
  • Rothsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
    • Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Brunnerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Lancaster County
  • Cordelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
    • Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
  • Millersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fertility
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertility have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
    • Fertility is located in Lancaster County
  • Greenland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Lancaster County
  • Leacock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leacock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
    • Leacock is located in Lancaster County
  • Millway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millway
    • Millway is located in Lancaster County
  • Penryn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penryn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penryn
    • Penryn is located in Lancaster County
  • Mount Joy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for East Petersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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